RESISTOR COLOR CODE
COLOR
FIRST
BAND
BLACK
SECOND
BAND
MULTIPLIER
0
100 = 1
BROWN
1
1
101 = 10
RED
2
2
102 = 100
ORANGE
3
3
103 = 1000
YELLOW
4
4
104 = 10000
GREEN
5
5
105 = 100000
BLUE
6
6
106 = 1000000
VIOLET
7
7
107 = 10000000
GREY
8
8
108 = 100000000
WHITE
9
9
109 = 1000000000
TOLERANCE
GOLD
10-1 = 0.1
5%
SILVER
10-2 = 0.01
10%
NO COLOR
NOTE:
20%
When resistors have a value less than 106, the third color band is a
decimal multiplier. The colors are gold ( x 0.1 ), and silver ( x 0.01 ).
NO RESISTOR STARTS WITH THE COLOR BLACK.
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